Shanghai 2026

Jul 4 – 11 · 8 Days · PIF C-Suite Xcelerator · Solo
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Outbound

Saturday, July 4
JED
Jeddah T1
03:10
QR 1183 · 787-9
2h 20m
DOH
Doha
05:30
First Class Layover 2h 10m
DOH
Doha
07:40
QR 872 · 777-300ER
9h 10m
PVG
Shanghai T2
21:50
Business Class Total door-to-door 18h 40m

Return

Saturday, July 11 (dep. technically 00:35 Jul 12 CST)
PVG
Shanghai T2
00:35
QR 871 · 777-300ER
8h 50m
DOH
Doha
04:25
Business Class Layover 3h 15m
DOH
Doha
07:40
QR 1190 · 777-300ER
2h 30m
JED
Jeddah T1
10:10
First Class Home by 10:10 AM

Check-In Windows

QR opens 48h before · closes 90 min before
QR 1183JED → DOHOPEN NOW
QR 872DOH → PVGOPEN NOW
QR 871PVG → DOHJul 8 · 19:35 AST
QR 1190DOH → JEDJul 9 · 07:40 AST

The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong

Voucher LE3YLS · Flyakeed
City Light View King Room
Shanghai IFC, 8 Century Ave, Lujiazui · open map
Check-In
Sat Jul 4 · 3:00 PM
Check-Out
Sat Jul 11 · 12:00 PM
Confirmation
LE3YLS
Board
Room Only
Guest
Mr Bilal M. Thulqarnain
Agent
Sadek Nabil · 0530218026
Bed
1 King Bed · Non-Smoking · 7 Nights
24h Room ServiceEspresso MakerFree WiFi TurndownPillow MenuRainfall Shower BathrobesSoundproofedSafe Bottled WaterLCD TV

Prayer Times · Shanghai

Umm Al-Qura · UTC+8 · Jul 4 (Fajr drifts +4 min over week)
Fajr
03:14
Dhuhr
11:59
Asr
15:37
Maghrib
19:02
Isha
20:32
Jumu'ah · Friday Jul 10 · ~1:30 PM Pudong Mosque · 375 Yuanshen Rd · Metro Line 6 to Yuanshen Stadium (Exit 4), or 10 min ride from the Ritz. Friday Market runs 11 AM – 3 PM outside the mosque — charcoal lamb skewers, fresh naan, dried fruit. Alternate: Fuyou Road Mosque (~1:45 PM, near Yu Garden).

Weather Outlook

Peak monsoon · hot, humid, daily storms · Thu Jul 9 is the clear day
Sat
Jul 4
32° / 25°
Storms 19mm
Sun
Jul 5
33° / 26°
Storms 6mm
Mon
Jul 6
34° / 27°
Storms 1mm
Tue
Jul 7
35° / 26°
Storms 5mm
Wed
Jul 8
35° / 26°
Storms
Thu
Jul 9
33° / 26°
Best day
Fri
Jul 10
33° / 26°
Drizzle 1mm
Sat
Jul 11
30° / 28°
Storms 2mm

Daily Plan

PIF sessions flexible — the city is yours
1Sat
Arrival · Midnight Lujiazui
July 4
25–32°
Night Arrival
Land PVG 21:50. Fastest route in: Maglev to Longyang Rd (7 min, 50¥) + ride. Simpler: direct DiDi ~45 min / 150¥.
Check in ~23:00. Skyline view from the room. 24h room service if hungry.
Optional: Lujiazui riverfront is 5 min away — neon towers at midnight, nearly empty. A quiet first hello to the city.
2Sun
Skyscraper Day · Pudong
July 5
26–33°
Morning
PIF Xcelerator sessions if scheduled. Dhuhr 11:59 at the hotel.
Afternoon
Shanghai Tower — 118F deck. Tallest in China, world's fastest elevator (127 floors in 55 sec). 180¥, pre-book. Go 3–4 PM.
All three giants — Tower, SWFC "Bottle Opener", Jin Mao — connect via underground walkway. 10 min between each.
Dinner · All Halal
Yershari
Xinjiang · Super Brand Mall · 5 min walk
4.4
Tandoor Indian
Indian · BBQ · near the Ritz
4.8
Evening
Pudong Riverside Promenade — 2 km along the Huangpu, Bund lit up across the water. Maghrib 19:02 with that view is something else.
Nightcap (tea): Flair Rooftop, top of the Ritz — one of the highest alfresco terraces in Asia.
3Mon
The Bund · Old Shanghai
July 6
27–34°
Morning
Metro Line 2: Lujiazui → East Nanjing Rd (1 stop). Or cross under the river through the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel.
The Bund — 1.5 km of colonial riverfront. Peace Hotel, Customs House, HSBC dome. Morning = soft light, thin crowds.
Dhuhr at Fuyou Road Mosque — Line 10, Yu Yuan Exit 1. Shanghai's oldest mosque, 10 min from the Bund.
Lunch · All Halal
GGJ (Guan Guan Ji)
NW Chinese · hand-torn mutton, skewers · open till 1:30 AM
TOP PICK
Hongchangxing
Shanghai Muslim · mutton hot pot · est. 1891
135 YRS
Afternoon
Yu Garden (40¥) — Ming dynasty garden, koi ponds, the zigzag Jiuqu Bridge. The bazaar outside is chaos in the best way.
Nanjing Road — China's premier shopping street. Walk it east toward the Bund as the lights come on.
Evening
Bund light show, 19:00 — Maghrib 19:02, then watch the colonial facades light up one by one. The single best free spectacle in Shanghai.
Huangpu night cruise — 50¥, 45 min. Both skylines from the water.
4Tue
French Concession · Art
July 7
26–35°
Morning
Line 10 to Shanghai Library (~20 min). Hottest day of the week — start early, plan AC breaks.
Wukang Road — the most beautiful street in Shanghai. Start at the flat-iron Wukang Mansion, drift under the plane trees.
Shared bike (Alipay scan) — the Concession is made for cycling: Anfu Rd, Wulumuqi Rd, stop at any café that looks good.
Lunch · All Halal
Eli Falafel
Lebanese · grills, hummus, falafel
4.3
Efendi Turkish
Turkish grill · Biyun Rd
SOLID
Afternoon
Tianzifang — maze of alley galleries, craft shops, tea houses. 2–3 hours disappears fast here.
Fuxing Park — tai chi, ballroom dancers, chess players. Free, and the most human place in the city.
M50 Art District — contemporary galleries in a former cotton mill. Free, edgy, photogenic.
Evening
Xintiandi — restored shikumen lane-houses, upscale dining, people-watching. 15 min walk from Fuxing Park.
5Wed
Museums · Jing'an
July 8
26–35°
Morning
Shanghai Museum — FREE. Bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy, jade — arguably the finest classical collection in China. 2–3 h. Last entry 4 PM.
Urban Planning Exhibition Center — FREE. A city-block-sized scale model of all of Shanghai. Five minutes away.
Lunch · All Halal
Muslim Restaurant
Xinjiang · 76 Da Jing Lu · fully halal
4.9
QingZhen
Chinese Muslim · Nanjing Rd
4.5
Afternoon
Jing'an Temple (50¥) — a gold-roofed Buddhist temple boxed in by skyscrapers. Late-afternoon light is best.
Jing'an Sculpture Park — FREE, modern sculpture in green space. Then Kerry Centre for an AC break.
Evening
Starbucks Reserve Roastery — third-largest in the world, on Nanjing Rd West. Worth seeing even without the coffee. Check-in for QR 871 opens tonight 19:35 AST.
6Thu
Day Trip · Best Weather
July 9
26–33°
Only clear day of the week. Spend it outside the city — pick one of two escapes.
OPTION AZhujiajiao Water TownHalf day
Metro Line 17, ~40 min. Canals, stone arch bridges, Ming-era lanes. Gondola ~50¥. Weekday = peaceful.
Leave 9 AM, back by 3 PM. Halal options thin — eat before or after.
OPTION BSuzhou — Venice of the EastFull day
High-speed rail from Hongqiao, 25 min (~120¥ return). UNESCO classical gardens, silk, canals.
Humble Administrator's Garden (70¥) + Pingjiang Road historic canal street.
Halal: Yili Xinjiang (Guanqian St area) or Nur Restaurant near the station.
Evening Back in Shanghai
Red Salt
Indian / Pakistani · Huangpu
4.9
7Fri
Jumu'ah · Farewell
July 10
26–33°
Morning
IFC Mall (connected to hotel) or Super Brand Mall — gifts: tea, silk, jade. For bargain electronics & luggage: AP Plaza underground market (Line 2, Science & Tech Museum). Haggle hard.
Jumu'ah
Pudong Mosque, ~1:30 PM — 375 Yuanshen Rd, Line 6 Yuanshen Stadium Exit 4. Arrive 12:45 for a spot.
Friday Market after prayer (11 AM–3 PM) — lamb skewers off the charcoal, fresh naan, dried fruit, spices. The best lunch of the trip is standing up outside a mosque.
Afternoon
Century Park — Pudong's largest green space, 10 min walk from the mosque. Lakes, bamboo, quiet paths to digest the skewers.
Rain option: Science & Technology Museum (45¥) — vast and fully air-conditioned.
Farewell Evening
Last Bund sunset — Maghrib 19:02, lights at 19:00. One final look at both centuries facing each other across the river.
Farewell dinner: Yershari (reliable, close) or cross the river once more for GGJ — the best plate of the week.
Pack tonight. Check-out is noon tomorrow; flight isn't until 00:35 — the concierge holds bags all day.
8Sat
Departure
July 11
28–30°
Day
Check out by 12:00, bags with concierge. Easy final day: IFC lunch, last riverside walk, Asr 15:37 and Maghrib 19:02 unhurried.
Departure
Leave for PVG by 21:00 (DiDi ~45 min). QR 871 departs 00:35 → DOH 04:25, then QR 1190 07:40 → JED 10:10 AM. Home for lunch.

Packing

Monsoon + Great Firewall = plan ahead
Critical
VPN installed & tested before departure
Alipay + WeChat Pay linked to cards
Power adaptor Type A / I (220V)
Umbrella — rain almost daily
Passport copies, digital + print
Recommended
Linen / cotton + blazer for sessions
Light jacket — venues run cold
Broken-in walking shoes (20k steps/day)
Medicine kit — local brands differ
Meituan + Amap apps installed
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